Moon
For its Final Trick, Chandrayaan-3 Brings its Propulsion Module to Earth Orbit
On August 23, ISRO's Vikram lander detached from its propulsion module and made a soft landing near the Moon’s south…
Europe is Working on a Multi-Purpose Habitat for the Moon
With NASA gearing up to send humans back to the Moon in the next few years with the Artemis missions…
A Chinese Booster (and Additional Secret Payload) Caused a Double Crater on the Moon
Last year, astronomers warned that a large piece of debris was on a collision course with the Moon. Initially, they…
Simulating How Moon Landings Will Kick Up Dust
When spacecraft land on the Moon, their exhaust strikes the powdery regolith on the lunar surface. The Moon has low…
The Lunar Swirl Mystery Deepens
For years, people noticed strange features on the Moon dubbed "Lunar Swirls." They're bright regions that appear to be concentrations…
Plants Could Grow in Lunar Regolith Using Bacteria
A team of Chinese researchers has shown how fertility can be boosted for plants grown in lunar soil.
NASA Wants to Learn to Live Off the Land on the Moon
In preparation for the upcoming Artemis missions to the lunar south pole, NASA recently solicited a Request for Information (RFI)…
ESA is Testing a Modular Multipurpose Rover that Could Be a Science Lab or a Tiny Bulldozer
Most rovers have been built for Mars, and each one of them is a complex machine designed with specific goals…
Some of the Moon's Craters are From Interstellar Impacts. Can We Tell Which?
By discovering two interstellar objects (ISOs), we know that asteroids and comets from other star systems pass through the Solar…
India Plans to Send Humans to the Moon by 2040
The Indian space program has been on a bit of a tear lately. Chadrayaan-3 was just the latest successful for…